OECD Reviews of Migrant Education
Subtitle: Norway 2010
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ... [et al]
Contributors: Shewbridge, Claire; Huttova, Jana; Hoffman, Nancy; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Series: OECD reviews of migrant education; OECD Reviews of Migrant Education
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9789264084070
Subjects: Education
Description: By international standards, Norway has an inclusive education system. However, immigrant students, on average, have weaker education outcomes than their native peers at all levels of education. Norway is undertaking universal and targeted measures to improve the situation of immigrant students. There is scope to improve access to quality early childhood education and care, especially for immigrant children; enhance capacities of teachers and school leaders to be more responsive to the growing linguistic and cultural diversity of students; mainstream language support into curriculum, teacher education and research; provide more support in vocational education programmes such as technical language acquisition and career guidance; compensate for the gaps in learning environments at home through extending school hours, assisting with homework, providing mentors from immigrant backgrounds and supporting migrant parents; manage regional variations by strengthening accountability of schools and promoting knowledge sharing; and monitor progress and use formative evaluation at all levels.